As I reported yesterday, Highway 17 was really dangerous to ride on. Last night in our considerations I called to consult with the Ontario Provincial Police, and the officer I spoke with said that he cringes whenever he sees cyclists on that route. I told him I cringed a fair amount myself.
So today Rich and I rode about 23 miles to the outskirts of Sudbury, where the 4 of us holed up in a hotel and spent several hours on our computers, mapping an alternative routing. What we came up with will take us south from Sudbury instead of east, then cut east through Algonquin Provincial Park. We will rejoin our original route southeast of Montreal and re-enter the US in the same place in New England as before, but probably a day later. So it looks like we will finish on the 31st instead of the 30th. We hope and pray for better conditions!
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